{"id":330,"date":"2011-11-18T04:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2011\/11\/18\/1-2-3-savory-herb-and-garlic-butter\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T11:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:44:11","slug":"herb-and-garlic-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2011\/11\/18\/herb-and-garlic-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Herb and Garlic Butter Recipe + VIDEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I know no better way to flavor anything than with this Garlic Herb Butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: As a member of the Amazon Affiliate Program and other affiliate programs, I receive compensation for products sold through the affiliate links in this post at no cost to the buyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From fresh or toasted bread to cooked vegetables, soups, and pasta, to fish, beef, and poultry, everything tastes better with this compound butter. And my Thanksgiving turkey is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does compound butter come from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Like many good things in life, compound butter was created in France. Frenchs call it beurre compos\u00e9<\/em>. And it is nothing more than \u201ccompounded\u201d butter mixed with one or more other ingredients. In this case, those other ingredients are fresh garlic and a combination of fresh herbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What herbs to use to make compound butter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This butter can be made with any combination of fresh herbs. Of course: the herbs must be fresh. The ones I used in the photos and the video are from my herb gardens in California and Florida. Fresher, impossible! The result will always be a creamy and flavorful butter that will get tons of accolades every time you use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made the butter in the pictures to season the herb-roasted turkey I will serve at my Thanksgiving dinner. For that reason, I used a combination of parsley, rosemary, thyme, and sage. I made the butter in the video 10 years later with parsley, rosemary, and thyme. The point is the combination of herbs is up to you: use what you like or what you have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What should not be missing is fresh garlic. However, I understand that the \u201coriginal\u201d beurre compos\u00e9 <\/em>includes shallots and, of course, parsley, which, in my opinion, is the most useful and versatile of herbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make herb and garlic butter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Making garlic herb butter is super easy. Depending on the time you have and the amount of butter you are going to prepare, you can make it in two ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first one is like I do in the video: in a food processor<\/a>, you only have to chop the fresh herbs and garlic and then process it together with the butter until everything is well mixed. Easier is impossible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second is by hand, for which you must finely chop the herbs and garlic and then, in a bowl<\/a>, mix them with the butter until everything is well integrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to preserve garlic herb butter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Not only is this compound butter super easy to make. It also keeps very well. If you wrap it in parchment, wax paper, or plastic wrap<\/a> into a cylinder, you can store this butter in the refrigerator for up to a week. The same if you put it in a butter dish and refrigerate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you freeze it, it lasts for months. I love to freeze it, and I take out what I need when I need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is compound butter served with?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The best thing about this butter is how versatile it is. While the cylinder is cold and solid, you slice it \u200b\u200b, et voil\u00e0:<\/em> you\u2019ll have a flavorful circle that enhances whatever is put on it. This garlic butter is perfect for spreading on bread, fresh or toasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same thing if you baste a chicken or a turkey before you put it in the oven, which is what I’m going to do next week for Thanksgiving. It is unbeatable on a steak or fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this so tasty? There is no mystery: because it has butter, garlic, and herbs. You don\u2019t need more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compound butter recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Following is my recipe. I hope you like it as much as my family does. Thank you for subscribing to my YouTube channel<\/a> and visiting my Amazon store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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